Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-02-14 17:49:09 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: B8994860E462F1A94C71F3FF7083F5A7415D66AE65A62452736A54150C709437
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Misleading The original trial was powered for "prevention of confirmed symptomatic COVID-19 infection" and safety - it passed. No one claimed transmission reduction at the time. https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-vaccines-pfizer-scien/pfizer-biontech-initial-vaccine-results-impress-but-scientists-remain-cautious-idUSKBN27P2PI/ In Feb21 the first data came out showing transmission reduction https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abl4292 https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/preventing-transmission-never-required-covid-vaccines-initial-approval-pfizer-2024-02-12/ Vaccines saved lives https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9537923/
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